Let $M^n$ $(n\geqslant3)$ be a closed minimal submanifold in the unit sphere $\mathbb S^{n+m}$ $(m\geqslant2)$ with flat normal bundle, and let $S$ denote the squared norm of its second fundamental form. We prove an explicit second-gap rigidity theorem for $S$. More precisely, if $S$ is constant and \[ 0\leqslant S\leqslant n+\delta, \] where $\delta$ is an explicit constant satisfying $\delta\geqslant \frac{n}{87}$, then either $S\equiv0$ and $M$ is a totally geodesic sphere, or $S\equiv n$ and $M$ is a Clifford torus contained in a totally geodesic $\mathbb S^{n+1}\subset\mathbb S^{n+m}$. %We observe that the flat-normal-bundle assumption is necessary here. The flat-normal-bundle condition is essential in the general higher-codimensional setting: without it, the corresponding rigidity statement already fails in dimension two. This theorem provides positive evidence for Chern's conjecture in higher codimension.
Let $x:M^n\to\mathbb{S}^{n+q}$ be a minimal immersion of a complete connected manifold with flat normal bundle, where $n\ge3$ and $q\ge2$. We prove that if the squared norm of the second fundamental form $S$ satisfies $S<2n$, then $M^n$ lies in $\mathbb{S}^{n+1}$. The standard minimal products of three spheres show tha...
Let $f:M^n\looparrowright\Sph^{n+q}(1)$, $n\ge2$ and $q\ge1$, be a closed, connected, non-totally-geodesic minimal immersion with second fundamental form $h$, and put $S=|h|^2$ and $S_*=\max_M S$. If $p\in f(M)$ has multiplicity $m$ and $f^{-1}(p)=\{x_1,\ldots,x_m\}$, then \[ \Vol(M)\ge \left[m+\varepsilon_n\sum_{j=1}^...
Let $\Sigma$ be a closed oriented surface of genus $>1$ and $M$ a complete hyperbolic 3-manifold with a marking $i:\Sigma\longrightarrow M$. We consider the case that $M$ has no parabolic cusps and at least one of the two ends is simply degenerate. For $\varGamma=\pi_1(\Sigma)$, let $\rho_M:\varGamma\longrightarrow \ma...
Let $M^n\to\mathbb{S}^{n+q}(1)$ be a closed connected minimal immersion, where $n\ge3$, and set $Q=S+\lambda_2$, with $S=|h|^2$ and $\lambda_2$ the second largest eigenvalue of Lu's fundamental matrix. We determine the sharp codimension range for Lu's second-gap conjecture. For every $2\le q\le n$, there exists $\gamma...
Wei-Ran Ding, Fa-Gui Li, Xi-Ze Yang et al.· 0 citations
Let $n$ and $N$ be integers with $2\leq n<N$, and let $F:\mathbb{B}^n\to\mathbb{B}^N$ be a proper holomorphic map that admits a $C^{N-n+1}$-smooth extension to the boundary. We prove that if the CR Gauss map of its boundary restriction is generically degenerate, then $F$ is holomorphically equivalent, under composition...
Let $f:S\to C$ be a relatively minimal semistable fibration of genus $g\ge2$ over an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p>0$ with smooth and geometrically connected generic fiber. Let $\Sigma\subset C$ denote the set of points over which the fibers are singular, with $s=|\Sigma|$. If the total surface $S$ is...
H. Sun, Wan-Yuan Xu· 0 citations
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